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#7C8085

#7c8085 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c8085 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 50.2% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.77% cyan, 3.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 3.56% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.2142

Complementary

  1. #7c8085
  2. #85817c

Split complementary

  1. #7c8085
  2. #857c7c
  3. #84857c

Analogous

  1. #7c8485
  2. #7c8085
  3. #7c7c85

Triadic

  1. #7c8085
  2. #857c80
  3. #80857c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8085
  2. #817c85
  3. #85817c
  4. #80857c

Square

  1. #7c8085
  2. #857c84
  3. #85817c
  4. #7c857c

Monochromatic

  1. #323436
  2. #575a5d
  3. #7c8085
  4. #a4a6aa
  5. #cbcdcf

Shades

#7c8085 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8085
  2. #707378
  3. #63666a
  4. #575a5d
  5. #4a4d50
  6. #3e4043
  7. #323335
  8. #252628
  9. #191a1b
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8085 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8085
  2. #898d91
  3. #96999d
  4. #a3a6aa
  5. #b0b3b6
  6. #bec0c2
  7. #cbccce
  8. #d8d9da
  9. #e5e6e7
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8085 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8085
  2. #7c8085
  3. #7d8084
  4. #7d8084
  5. #7e8083
  6. #7e8083
  7. #7e8082
  8. #7f8082
  9. #7f8081
  10. #808081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e8085 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7f85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a8182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8085 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d7f85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b8183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8085 {
  color: #7c8085;
}
Background
.bg-7c8085 {
  background-color: #7c8085;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8085 {
  border: 2px solid #7c8085;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8085;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 128 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 4% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8085 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8085, #7c7c85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8085 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 128 133 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.07 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.07 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.41 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.91 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.91 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.94 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.69 #837f7a Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Gray
#7c8085  rgb(124, 128, 133)  hsl(213, 4%, 50%)  Gray
#85817c  rgb(133, 129, 124)  hsl(33, 4%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#857c80  rgb(133, 124, 128)  hsl(333, 4%, 50%)  Taupe Gray
#80857c  rgb(128, 133, 124)  hsl(93, 4%, 50%)  Battleship Gray